What happened A vessel was set up alongside a barge in preparation for the subsea deployment of a 16″ (40cm) spool. The spreader bar sea-fastenings were removed by the deck […]
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Safety Events
Dropped spanner falls 15m
What happened During work at height, a spanner became disconnected from its DROPS protection lanyard whilst crew were working in an area outside the installed protective netting. The spanner then […]
Equipment Damage: Dropped Object from tiltable lay system
What happened A bracket weighing 10.5kg fell 16m to deck. The incident occurred during a function test of a tensioner on a pipelay system. The tensioner doors had to be […]
Near Miss: Personnel nearly struck by rotating chain attached to flexible pipe
What happened Crew were involved in the second end transfer of a 4″ (10cm) production flexible up to the top module of the pipelay system. As the second end was […]
LTI finger injury during mooring operations
What happened An AB got his left index finger trapped between a bitt and a mooring rope, resulting in a broken finger and 45 days off work. The incident occurred […]
Crew member trapped his left index finger in watertight door
What happened A fitter’s left index finger was pinched between the moving door edge and door frame causing small abrasions to the index finger. The incident occurred during testing of […]
Cut and bruise to right hand whilst pressure testing
What happened A technician was pressure testing hydraulic hoses in the hydraulic workshop using the water pressure test bed. He had previously tested two hoses earlier in his shift. On […]
LTI: Hand injury in galley
What happened An experienced cook in the galley badly injured his hand when his knife slipped. The incident occurred in a vessel alongside at Christmas. The cook was preparing meat […]
Finger crushed under Tether Management System (TMS) protection guard
What happened A worker suffered a crushed finger when the protection guard of a Saab Seaeye TMS8 Tether Management System fell on their finger. The worker was closing and securing […]
Sudden and uncontrollable move of A&R head
What happened? At the end of offshore pipeline installation operations, a vessel was preparing for pipeline abandonment. The pipe end clamp was in the Hand-off Module (HOM) and had been […]
LTI: person crushed in watertight door
What happened An electrician was crushed and severely injured while working on a watertight door on a vessel. He was evacuated by helicopter. The incident happened when the door opened […]
LTI: finger crushed while moving mobile gantry crane
What happened A crew member suffered a crushed index finger during manual handling of heavy equipment. The bosun, the deck supervisor and two others were working on disassembling the mobile […]
LTI: crew member crushed finger when opening fire flap
What happened A crew member injured his finger while opening an emergency fire flap. The incident occurred after an annual test of the deluge system during which the emergency fire […]
High potential incident: person struck by Yokohama fender
What happened During the lifting of a Yokohama fender onboard a vessel in harbour, a person placed himself in the line of fire between the fender and bumper bars protecting […]
High potential near miss: Uncontrollable movement of auxiliary whip line
What happened When starting up, a vessel main crane started behaving in an uncontrollable and potentially hazardous way. The block and hook were hoisted up to the sheave, when the […]
LTI: finger injury during davit test
What happened A worker suffered a serious finger injury when his hand got caught between a painter rope under tension and the handrail. The incident occurred during testing of the […]
Open toed shoes on an escalator (not work related)
What happened A member reports an incident in which someone got their leisure footwear (sandals) caught in an escalator and narrowly escaped a serious injury to their foot. Someone’s right […]
Near miss: load lifted without notice putting crew in the line of fire
What happened During cargo operation at an offshore installation, the deck foreman on the installation noticed that a sling was twisted while starting to heave up a cargo. An AB […]
MAIB: A scalding injury
What happened The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which an engineer suffered severe scalding to his face. The incident occurred during rounds, when a […]
LTI: Foot trapped between pipes
What happened During pipe handling operations a rigger positioned himself at the pipe’s bottom layer gap. A pipe from the upper layer rolled down into the space on the bottom […]
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